I know many of you are looking forward to participating in or watching next Saturday's protest in Washington. I have been less than enthusiastic about what can be achieved by yet another march on Washington. I'd participate if I could, but I'm still stuck in the hospital and not get adjusted to my prosthetic leg, so marches are out. In any case, I think the media has tired of these things and that while they will give it some coverage, we will not be able to achieve anything concrete in this way.
I have suggested before, in comments, but here for the first time in a diary, that we ought to be much more ambitious and aim for a true mass protest. I think that if we want to show how marginal tea party is,, preferably at least 10 million. I believe this can be done, in fact don't think it is even particularly difficult, if we can simply find some people willing to put a little time. I explain how below the fold.
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